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Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP Di LD for Sony

The Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP Di LD for Sony is a super-telephoto zoom lens with a great range. Key features include:

Sharp images throughout the zoom range

Great for nature photography

Lightweight build

Excellent value

Large Supertele Zoom Range. The Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP Di LD for Sony A-mount is an interesting super-telephoto zoom with a marvelous range. It provides quite a bit of reach in a relatively small package. Its f/5-6.3 maximum aperture is a tad slow, so we don’t recommend it for sports shooting, but it is reasonably lightweight.

Old Design. Let’s get it out of the way, this lens is an old design. The autofocus motor sounds like an old wind-up toy car. Focus speed is eh. Image stabilization? Hah, not here. If you want all those current amenities, you should look at its direct replacement: Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 SP Di USD for Sony.

Build & Optics. Build quality is a bit behind current lenses, this lens feels pretty plasticy. Optically, the 200-500 gives a good bit of bang for your buck with quite sharp results throughout its zoom range IF you can get shutter speeds fast enough to rule out camera shake. With no stabilization, that means a tripod is pretty much a must.

Roger's Take

Everyone forgets about this telephoto zoom, but it should be considered for all of you who are backpacking and hiking. It’s a nice sharp lens that is much lighter in weight than anything else avail...

Everyone forgets about this telephoto zoom, but it should be considered for all of you who are backpacking and hiking. It’s a nice sharp lens that is much lighter in weight than anything else available. You’ll need either good light or a tripod to get sharp 500mm photos at f/6.3, but given that it produces great images – and, with Sony’s in-camera image stabilization, it’s a much more useful lens for Alpha shooters than it is in other mounts. Is the Sony 70-400mm better? Yes, it is, but it’s a lot bigger, much more expensive, and not quite as long.

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